Telegram-herald., 1887-05-27

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tns i4Tzsss cFoa1 ever seea IA tbs eifF %
honor a circus sBd bad the eanslls Of fHs city
Been t1xsn then e would not baEe osen
3eeessargto have ssited tor ts32 ~ make
''raad kzPids population 1000
AT about 70 - O'Clock The SQUAD of masic
aDnoaaeed the coming of wbai proysd 70
DC tfe most magnificent. Raerif0rious snd
novel circus psrads ever esen Ia the city
everything about Il vas clean and bF ght.
TIE stock szs 10 nas eon1ifIoa, the massl &c
cnaFiots and ta5isaux ears we're giitteriRz.
moving ralaess. the music OF tie foar
o1nds Vas exceilent ard TIE trsDpiEss
and parspheFnziis we're lamin0asiy
ouliAnt There we're msay novelties but
none more sttrsetive thsa the Wild Vest
ieaseses. incinding real indians, sgaa~s.
eosooys On horseback. q representative OF
Gen Custer and his cavalry brigade. aud
the eoo5oy brass band on hoFssEaek, Who
made excelleat m1sie, the massive elephant
Bolivar, leading long troupe Of MS mates;
The pony Ssgoss. cleopatra boat, etc. In
contrast with the glitEsring splendor sas
ths k-nuine Old prairie schooner and
haFneas. lil years old, a pioneer OF the
primitive days. Another noticeable feature
ot The parade was It's compac.ness. she
dsns. eharl0ts. tsbieaax. etc. follosing each
othse as closely possible. lsE with ali
.-'' - eHat-ots Anu AttecA c&kes
we're left In the canvass amer
Ehe parade had left the grounds.
fOfepaugh carries enoagh extra staH 10
STOCK Two OF three ordinary circuses.
The people began assembling At the
grounds early 10 the fofeDoon and the ian
around the tickst Office 81 ten O'Clock vas
terrible. IL vas squeeze -squeezs-can''
match. but the lightning pasteboari manip-
ulafor soon relieved their sulferings aud
snoseled the silver into half barrels. Every
conceivable sort OF vehicle was pressed
into the service. the ears we're iammef with
human fright aud hundreds awaited them
selves OF the peoples route" aud walked.
The people were circus crazy and they went
away after the performance more than sat-
isded
The immense canvas was packed ~ the
afternoon exhibition and the lengthy pro-
grammo-frofn three 10 i've acts were going
on at one ume--gave universal satisfaction
AID demonstrated the wisdom OF Nr. Fore
pangh IN gathering around him such a
seemingly unlimited number Of arenie
Stars. The Wild West part OF the pro-
gramme commends itself IL neels no fur
ther praise. for IL Is truly realistic. There
were lariat 1hrowers. buckiDg horses. Iodian
war dances, cowboys and their girls. the
pony express, the attack on the stage coach,
remarkably tine shooting by Capt. A. H.
Bogsrdas and hts four sons, assisted bv
"Mexie." rhe greatest female shot in the
world. and the Virginia reel, danced
on horseback by tue cowboys and
girls. Mr. Forepaugh's rendition
OF the tragic battle OF the Little Big Horn.
az which the brave General Custer lost his
life, was reproduced to the letter.
The male and female riders. the GYM
nasts. the clowns. the aerial performers
were numerous and all of the best Adam
Forepaugh. Jr, presented his herd of |
tAblean elephants. aud the perfection which |
they have attained were simply marvellous |
and a study from nature Pick" the |
clown elephant, and Sullivan the boxing |
elephant. demonstrate what patience can do |
in the way Of educating these pondersus
elephants TO q standard of excellence with |
the human performers. The tight-rope |
walking horse "Blondin' was a feature |
well worthy OF special mention. Walking |
rope hfty feet in length and thirty feet |
from the ground. the animal possessed hu- |
man intelligence. aad his trainer, Adam. |
Jr., is indeed a genius.
The hippOdrone races were q revelation \
and the chariot. flat and standing races |
were run on their merits and the audience |
was worked up TO a high pitch of excite |
ment. and the imported thoroughbred |
Hots~S Ncfc ~tcdtiy hutuifcu- tQ4ueStl0n- L
ably the Forepaugh hippodroms is the |
largest and finest in the world
The ne plus ultra Of the entire exhibition !
wss the grand finish-the riding aud ,iriv- 1
ing Of thirty-one horses by Adam Fore
paugh. Jr. IL was a picture once seen never /
forgotten, and the intrepid horseman has a
novelty far beyond the scope OF would be
The reader can form an idea Of the i'm
mense business done by the Foreparrh |
show by the afternoon receipts. as given by /
Colonel F~ster. who says 1921 general adj /
mission tickets were sold. s93 reserved seats
and 3i6 bill board. lithograph and press
tickets were taken. This /
was Only for the afternoon show.
The night attendance was something un-
pTecedented in circus history in Grand |
Rapids and the universal verdict wa, that
Forepsugh had faithfully fulfilled every
proFniss.
This article would be incomplete without
some reference TO the capable press agent.
Col John J. Foster. To whose courtery |
members Of the newspaper fraternity were
placed under last obligations. tie fills the
position admirably and is a credit TO the
greatest circus. mensgsrie. Wild West and /
OF the nineteenth century